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Peacock, NBC's New Streaming Service, Isn't Quite Must-See TV

2:14pm July 16, 2020

by David Bianculli

Peacock launches with thousands of hours of old programs, plus a sampling of new ones. Most of the new shows are just average — except for Intelligence and The Capture, which are worth catching.

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The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones

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Grief And Guilt Spawn Horrors In 'The Only Good Indians'

10:00am July 16, 2020

by Gabino Iglesias

Stephen Graham Jones's new novel follows the aftermath of an elk hunt gone wrong and one man who's haunted by it — literally. It's a story of revenge and sorrow, but also identity and tradition.

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If You Got A 'Do-Over,' Would You Like Your New Life?

7:00am July 16, 2020

by Alethea Kontis

Pretty in Pink meets Sliding Doors in this what-if story. High-schooler Emelia gets the chance to go back and change one decision in her past — but then she has to learn to live with the changes.

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Massachusetts Mayor Saves Couple's Wedding While On Vacation

5:44am July 16, 2020

When a wedding in Cape Cod went wrong because the officiant could not be located, the Mayor of Everett, Mass., stepped in to save the day with his political connections.

The creators of The Magic School Bus series: illustrator Bruce Degen and author Joanna Cole, posing at the Scholastic Store in New York City in an undated photo.

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'The Magic School Bus' Series Author Joanna Cole Has Died

6:07pm July 15, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The 75-year-old author of more than 250 books for children — including The Magic School Bus series, which became a beloved staple of PBS' children's programming, died July 12.

Bill Buford demonstrates how to make Poulet En Vessie, chicken cooked in a pig's bladder.

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Cooking Chicken In A Pig's Bladder (It Sounds Better In French) With Bill Buford

5:10pm July 15, 2020

by Rose Friedman

In his new memoir Dirt, chef Bill Buford recounts his experience working in Lyon, France. We met up over Zoom to make Poulet en Vessie -- chicken cooked in a pig's bladder.

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Actor and comedian Nick Cannon was fired from his long-running Wild 'N Out show over anti-Semitic comments he made on his Cannon's Class podcast.

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Fired Over Anti-Semitic Comments, Nick Cannon Wants 'Wild 'N Out' Ownership

4:33pm July 15, 2020

by Andrew Limbong

The actor and comedian was fired from his long-running show Wild 'N Out for anti-Semitic comments he made on his podcast. He is demanding full ownership of the brand he helped create.

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion, performing in Miami in January.

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion Says She Was Shot On Sunday

4:30pm July 15, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The popular Houston rapper and singer said on Wednesday that she had been shot "as a result of a crime that was committed against me" over the weekend. She did not identify the shooter.

James McAvoy voices Morpheus, Lord of Dreams, in Audible's The Sandman.

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'The Sandman': Landmark Comic Series Gets A Rigidly Faithful Audio Drama Adaptation

2:59pm July 15, 2020

by Glen Weldon

Neil Gaiman's impossible-to-adapt dark fantasy series has now been adapted, albeit into a medium no one could've predicted: a ten-hour-long audio drama, featuring a celebrity voice cast.

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With A Glug Of Potion And A New Translation, 'Asterix' Aims To Conquer America

7:00am July 15, 2020

by Etelka Lehoczky

Europe's favorite cartoon Gaul has bopped plenty of Romans, but he's never really hit big in America. A rebooted version of Asterix, with a new translation from the French, is aimed at changing that.